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Savvy Chavvy: social entrepreneurs engage gypsies

The Party Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Gordon Brown made a surprise appearance at a new showcase for social entrepreneurs in London this morning. Social networks will appeal to the next generation of travellers Called the UK Catalyst Awards, they're designed to promote people who are using modern communications technology to deliver social services and enable different communities ...

Gordon Brown hails bishops in march against world poverty

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Hundreds of religious leaders marched through London to demand action on global poverty, in an event hailed by Gordon Brown as one of the greatest public demonstrations of faith the city had ever seen.

• Bishops do the Lambeth walk to end poverty - Times Online
• Gordon Brown joins bishops in call to cut world poverty - The Guardian
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Glasgow goes to the polls

The Sun (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

VOTERS went to the polls in a by-election that could be crucial for Gordon Brown

Glasgow East votes in blazing sunshine

Times Online (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Voters went to the polls today in a by-election that could be crucial for the political future of Gordon Brown.

Poverty can be eradicated - PM

10 Downing Street News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

The Prime Minister has called upon the international community to renew its efforts on the Millennium Development Goals in a speech at the Lambeth Conference in London.

Voters hit polls in crunch by-election

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Voters went to the polls today in a by-election that could make or break the political future of Gordon Brown.

Millennium goals on poverty: will Glasgow make the cut?

The Why of the World (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Full coverage of UK politics Gordon Brown has lauded the Bishops marching today through London to demand action on global poverty. He said: "This has been one of the greatest public demonstrations of faith that this great city has ever seen. You have sent a symb...

David Cameron's bike theft demands answers

David Llewellyn (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Forget for a moment the Glasgow East by-election (on the result of which the very survival of Gordon Brown as PM may hang). The best political story of the day is this one - David Cameron has his bike nicked. As with all great stories, it poses more questions than it answers. Why ...

Will his attack dog enemy win Glasgow for Gordon Brown?

David Llewellyn (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

I hear John Reid has been rallying to the Labour cause in Glasgow East. Despite his obvious (private) sense of "I told you so" about Gordon Brown's problems he has done his bit to stop a catastrophe in this Labour heartland. He has been canvassing outside Parkhead, the home of Celtic FC, which is a big part of this constituency. Reid, now free of the thrust of Cabinet life and almost daily Today programme...

GLASGOW EAST - VOTE FRANCES CURRAN - VOTE SSP

SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Today’s Glasgow East by-election can have no happy outcome for Gordon Brown. It is – or should be – a rock solid safe Labour seat. There will be no credit in winning and shameful humiliation in losing. The SNP are putting on a left face, with a letter supporting the SNP candidate from Jimmy Reid, and using [...]

A Margaret Beckett comeback - can they be serious?

The Party Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

Full coverage of UK Politics We all know things are bad in the Downing Street bunker - but can they really be this bad (The idea that only Margaret Beckett can rescue Gordon Brown from humiliation at the general election is a real jaw-dropper. It appears that Mrs Beckett's political skills have been sorely missed sinc...

PM welcomes kindest kids to Number 10

10 Downing Street News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Gordon Brown has welcomed five short-listed candidates for the title of Britain's kindest kid to 10 Downing Street.

Climate Change Protester Sticks Hand With Superglue On U.K. Prime Minister's Sleeve

WayOdd (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

A climate change activist stuck his hand smeared with superglue on to the sleeve of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during their meeting Tuesday to protest the government's expansion of the country's premier airport. Dan Glass, 24, and a member of the campaign group Plane Stupid, committed the stunt inside Brown's office at 10 Downing Street while receiving an award for campaigners from the prime...

• Green activist superglues himself to Prime Minister Gordon Brown - Times Online
• Activist glues himself to British prime minister - ajc.com
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PM celebrates community pioneers

10 Downing Street News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Gordon Brown has hosted an awards ceremony in London for people using cutting edge technology and innovation to drive social change.

Abroad Brown has proven himself a formidable leader - what goes wrong when he gets back to Britain?

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

There was a time when it was fashionable for Gordon Brown’s allies to deride Tony Blair for his incessant globetrotting.

Lord Desai only half right about Labour.

news rage uk | 18/04/2008

Lord Desai came out today and said what we are all probably thinking about unelected PM Gordon Brown. That he is indecisive and weak. However he got the next bit wrong because he claimed that Gordon was put on earth to remind us how good Blair was and this is where I started to get angry. I want to make it perfectly clear from here that I think and have always thought that the whole New Labour exercise...

• Brown-bashing: Don't Let Party Loyalty Stop You - The Appalling Strangeness
• Threats, insults, and more bad polls: Brown's crisis continues to worsen - The Independent
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